Volume 114, Issue 1 pp. 70-82

Effect of formation conditions on the structure and properties of nanocomposite alginate fibers

Maciej Boguń

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Maciej Boguń

Department of Man-Made Fibres, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design, Technical University of Lodz, Poland

Department of Man-Made Fibres, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design, Technical University of Lodz, Poland===Search for more papers by this author
Teresa Mikołajczyk

Teresa Mikołajczyk

Department of Man-Made Fibres, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design, Technical University of Lodz, Poland

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Stanisław Rabiej

Stanisław Rabiej

Institute of Textile Engineering and Polymer Materials, Faculty of Materials and Environment Sciences, University of Bielsko, Biała

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First published: 28 May 2009
Citations: 20

Abstract

The conditions for producing nanocomposite fibers composed of calcium alginate, containing a hydroxyapatite nanoadditive were devised and the rheological, sorptive, and strength properties of these fibers, as well as their porous and supramolecular structure were subjected to analysis. It has been concluded that the presence of the HAp nanoadditive in the material of alginate fibers decreases their susceptibility to distortion in the drawing stage, which results in their tenacity properties being lower by 2cN/tex than of the fibers with no nanoadditive. The obtained nanocomposite fibers are characterised by a tenacity value exceeding 26 cN/tex, accompanied by high sorptive and water-retention properties of 90% and the even distribution of the nanoadditive on the fiber surface. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009

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